Lot: 440

Auction 103

Mixed lot of jewellery

Southwest China, Guizhou, Yunnan / Golden Triangle (Laos, Thailand, Myanmar)

Provenance Size Starting price / estimated price
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria 350 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance

eight-part,

a) pair of earrings, Southwest China, Guizhou, Dong, silver, cast, complex stylised ornaments (butterfly), polychrome enamelled, h: 6.7 cm, w: 2.5 cm, weight: 25 g (pair)

b) pair of ear plugs, Miao / Hmong, silver, d: 2.8 cm, h: 4.4 cm, weight: 69 g (pair)

c) pendant in shape of a stylized butterfly, Miao / Hmong, silver, chiselled, four bells on a silver chain, h: 13 cm / 21.5 cm (with pendant), w: 17 cm, weight: 169 g

d) hairpin, Miao / Hmong, silver, engraved, filigree headpiece made of silver wire and beads, h: 19 cm, w: 3.8 cm, weight: 35 g

e) pair of earrings, Miao / Hmong, silver wire, forged, with pyramid-shaped spirals, h: 7.7 cm, w: 6.2 cm, weight: 109 g (pair)